Saturday, April 11, 2009

Today I got a call from my lovely sister, Lauren. She's all, "Come over! You have a package.. or two.. waiting for you!"

and I scream, "From who!?!?" ... she refused to tell me, of course. So I speed over. I open the door.

And C hops over to me and says, "I got bunny ears from the Easter Hunt!!!!!"

Then I look over and see a gigantic bag. It's lime green. There are zillions of Easter-y colors of tissue paper popping out of it. I run over to it. I lug it to the living room. C stares at me and his eyes bug out like a skunk. Tissue paper flies everywhere. I open presents like a madwoman. I get so excited that I insist on C helping me unwrap them too. I get one opened:

it's a Spiderman kite. I look at C. His eyes get even bigger. He thinks for a minute and wonders if that kite is for ME or for him. I say, "Here's a present for you, buddy!!!!"

I look deeper. There's a ginormous bag of Baby Ruth's. Then some M&M's. Then some Butterfingers. And some Reeces! ... why, all of my favorite candies! I wonder who could have done this?

And then I remember: this week, my sneakest best friend, Christine, has been drilling me with questions. What's your favorite scent? What's your favorite lotion? What's your favorite candy? Does C like Spiderman or Buzz Lightyear better? How did you get to be so cool? (HA. Sorry, I swung into MckMama mode there for a sec...). How sly.

We continue opening presents like it's Christmas. And a birthday. And an anniversary. There are that many presents. We find sidewalk chalk. Magic Dough. Waterguns. Bubbles. An egg decorating kit. Glow sticks. Grow capsles. Popsicle makers. A whoopie cushion. A rocket launcher. Toy cars. A beautiful potted flower. And a little Create-Your-Own-Pine-Tree-Kit. Plus a gift card to Linzie's! Well, a homemade gift card. Hehe. [Hope I didn't leave anything out!]

C just stared at me. I really don't know what was going through his head. He never gets toys like this!! We opened up the cars so H could play with them. I insisted that we wait til tomorrow and have an Easter Party outside with all our new toys!!!!!!!

Then I open the cards inside. And I find out that this present was ALSO from my buddy, Paige!!!!

Oh my gosh. I'm just a little hugely overwhelmed. Really, I had no idea about any of this. You two are just the best friends EVER! Really, this made my week. I'm the luckiest girl alive!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm super blessed. I really don't deserve this. I'll speak for myself since I'm certain that C will NOT be complaining about all of these fun new toys! So, on behalf of my little best friend, thank you!!

I really love both of you. It really stinks that all 3 of us weren't best friends at Natcher. And then Paige moved. And then Christine & I were in different sections of band. Drat!!! But, alas, the beautiful world of blogging has brought us together. I am sooo thankful!! I love sharing my life with you two, and I LOVE reading about what's going on in yours! You to are the best. And the sneakiest. Love.

3 comments:

Seriously-that divide of Moss/Drakes Creek really ruins a lot of things! :) I'm SO glad that you like everything, Christine did a great job asking all the sneaky questions!

The homemade gift card is totally my fault. I went to get it last night after a late dinner, only to figure out that they close at 8pm!! Had to get creative ha ha!! One of these days, BEFORE you move-the three of us need to have a lunch or dinner date!! Hope you have lots and lots of fun pampering yourself and playing with those adorable boys!

haha. I'm SO glad you were surprised. All the thanks actually goes to Lauren for going along with us! Seriously, Paige and I were like waiting all day for you to get the package. Haha. And NOW you know why I was asking you all those questions. (Not that I didn't care, but still...I had to know!) Haha. I just can't tell you how excited I am that all went according to plan!!! :) I love you tons!

Shannon

I grew up in Kentucky, met my soul mate at church, married him two years later, and waved goodbye as he left to join the Air Force just two weeks into our marriage. I learned a heckuva lot about life, love, and sacrifice in our first year as husband and wife!

Being a mommy is my greatest joy in life.

Mark

Mark is serving our country in the United States Air Force as an electrician. He loves his career and loves his family even more. He surprises me daily with how awesome of a Daddy he can be. I am absolutely in love with him and SO thankful for him!

Little Toot

Our sweet girl entered our lives on October 20, 2010, and our lives have never been more full or more fun! She's timid, yet spunky and independent; cuddly yet always on the go. She loves learning new words, playing babies and kitchen, and being near her Mama. Her love for babies makes us very excited to see her become Big Sister this fall!

Piper

Piper is our 2-year-old West Highland Terrier! She's full of spunk and brings unimaginable joy to our lives. Piper can be found napping on the couch, snuggled next to me, carrying a "nip" around the house, or rough housing with her favorite raccoon toy! She takes her role as "protector" of our family very seriously and is always guarding our house!